Models

Choose which AI models your bots think with, using your own subscription, your own API key, or a model you run yourself.

Connect a provider

Open Settings → Models. Under Add provider, pick a provider and connect it:

• Sign in with a ChatGPT or Claude subscription to use the plan you already pay for.
• Connect API key for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenRouter and many others.
• OpenAI-compatible server URL for a model you host yourself, such as Ollama or vLLM on your own machine. Paste the address, choose Find models, and pick one. Under Advanced you can set its context limit, whether it supports images, and its reasoning effort.

Connected providers are listed under Providers and are available in every space.

Note

On Opisense Cloud you can skip this: bots run on Opisense's model with your plan's allowance and credits. Your own provider needs a paid plan there, and runs on it don't use your allowance. See Account and billing.

Main model and fallbacks

Main model is what every bot uses unless you choose otherwise. Choose Add fallback to list backup models; if the main model fails or hits a limit, the bot moves to the next one. Move up and Move down set the order.

Each model has a Thinking level, from Minimal to Max. Higher thinking is slower and costs more, and helps on hard, multi-step work.

Pick a model

• Get a new bot's job right on a strong model first, then try a faster, cheaper one for routine work such as a daily check or sorting mail. Keep the strong one for research, writing and multi-step work.
• A bot that uses its computer's screen needs a model that can read images.
• Keep Thinking low for quick replies, and raise it for planning and hard problems.
• Add a fallback from a different provider, so one provider's outage doesn't stop your bots.
• After a week, compare what each bot costs in Settings → Usage.

Approval model

Approval model is the model that checks bot actions when approvals are set to Auto review. A fast, inexpensive model works well here. See Approvals.

Per bot and per routine

To give one bot a different model, open its settings, expand Advanced, and choose its Model and Thinking. A routine can also have its own model, for example a cheaper one for a simple daily check.

Tip

Bots that use the computer's screen need a model that can read images. Models that can't are marked Can't read images in the picker.

Usage

Settings → Usage shows cost, tokens and runs per day, broken down by model, bot or activity. See Account and billing.